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@turbokid8719
Жыл бұрын
Some of mine were 1Harry Dresden loved all the Dresden files especially when he used hellfire 2.bilbo 3.geralt of rivia 4.vin 5.Jon snow 6.Conan
@niklasstahl98
Жыл бұрын
No Wayne? 1/10, unsubbed and unfollowed /s
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
@@gerhardfehr6238 Such great characters!
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
@@niklasstahl98 Lol I was so close to putting Wayne on the list!
@lady_draguliana784
9 ай бұрын
Gotta do a "best supporting and side characters" next! I vote for Lini, nursemaid for House Trakand in WoT!
@brianetie86
Жыл бұрын
Say one thing for Logen Ninefingers, say he’s not on this list. 😭
@ericberglund7141
Жыл бұрын
😂 he deserved a spot for sure...
@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844
Жыл бұрын
Thankfully, Glokta is But yes, I agree that more Joe Abercrombie characters need to be on this hehe
@saadwani9175
Жыл бұрын
you have to be realistic about these things
@Nahuelindomable526
Жыл бұрын
@@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844Well , is the personal opinion of Captured in Words this video.
@TheCosmerenaut1
Жыл бұрын
WHAT?? I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO COMMENT: say one thing for Logan nine fingers say he better be top of the list or I’m not watching so thank you, I’m not going to watch. Literally my profile picture
@Amira_Ke
Жыл бұрын
"Sometimes a hypocrite is no more than a man in the process of changing" Love it!
@dinocollins720
Жыл бұрын
Bro the art in and edits of your videos are literally the best on youtube! Incredible every video!
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@fakjbf3129
Жыл бұрын
Wayne from Mistborn Era 2 had a wonderful transformation from simple comic relief to literally making me cry.
@yousillyenglishknnniigit8205
Жыл бұрын
The scene from BoM of him coming out of the shadows, in the snow, with a shotgun on his hand and blood splattered on him... That imagery is still engraved in my mind
@jblaiz3105
Жыл бұрын
I really like Adolin Kholin from Sanderson's Stormlight Archive. His optimism and positivity towards everyone and everything even if he isn't a radiant makes him a very lovable character. The way he considers for Kaladin and met him before his mission in to Shadeshmar in ROW made me smile. And also the way he treats his Deadeye Spren, Mayalaran with respect and love and also introduced her to his soldiers. Damn! I really loved that part😅.
@michaelalder3709
Жыл бұрын
Elodin from the Kingkiller Chronicles is my favourite fantasy character. I hope to one day learn more of his backstory and more relationship development between him and Kvothe.
@thekwjiboo
Жыл бұрын
I can't explain how much respect I have for you when you were talking about Steris and how she's pretty clearly autistic, then later when talking about Kaladin you brought up mental illness...you didn't call autism a mental illness. Being autistic myself, that's so great of you!
@CamInTheHat
Жыл бұрын
♥
@Yesica1993
Жыл бұрын
It's not a "mental illness"? What is it?
@uncleweeds6623
Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@CaIypso5150
Жыл бұрын
Not an illness just a defect
@frankie3010
11 ай бұрын
You are mentally ill, dude
@marksern
4 ай бұрын
fitz made me throw my hands in the air so many times, like how do you make the worst possible decision every time, but he holds a special place in my heart still.
@tholdaranvilfury4633
Жыл бұрын
if there is more characters that you wanted to put on here... THEN I DEMAND (respectfully) A PART TWO!
@ivanlovrin1161
Жыл бұрын
Great list man! But I'm always amazed with your video editing! Beautiful videos! You must put so much time and attention into making these! Awesome work! 👍🏼👍🏼
@RedFuryBooks
Жыл бұрын
I love the Steris pick - so enjoyable watching that character develop. My top 5 would be FitzChivalry Farseer, Samwise Gamgee, Roland Deschain, Logen Ninefingers and Tyrion Lannister. Glad we share our favorite! Just wait until you get through the later Fitz books. Great list!
@MsFocksy
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree that Fitz is no 1. Annoying as hell but so real with it. Thank you for giving Nighteyes and the Fool a shout out too. Also finish the series. The emotional damage is worth every second of trauma 😁
@officialzeroninja
Жыл бұрын
I could not agree more about Fitz. He is my favourite character I’ve ever read about. Have fun reading the rest of his story ;)
@thejman36
Жыл бұрын
Fitz is the deepest most well developed character in fantasy period. I'm one book away from finishing Realm of the Elderlings and it feels like I've been with Fitz his whole life seeing him grow from a teenager to an adult in his 30s, then an older man. He is so flawed which makes him quite realistic and believable. I'm gonna miss my old friends Fitz and The Fool when I'm done reading :(
@soft_pink
Жыл бұрын
The book hangover after this series man. It’s the worst I’ve ever (and probably will ever) feel. I truly felt like I was saying goodbye to some of my most beloved friends.
@manwithnoname8229
7 ай бұрын
I haven't the read the series but how well does Fitz compare as a developed character to Rand Al'Thor?
@nrjovanovic
5 ай бұрын
Fitz just makes me want to cry
@EpicTalez
Жыл бұрын
Dritzz, Rake, Eowin, Samewise, Glokta . These are some of my favourite characters as well. Great video!
@darthbrehm
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with Fitz in the #1 spot. Good and well thought out list. I would have included Mat from WoT and Pug from Raymond E. Feist.
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Fitz is such a great complex character! :)
@reubenbithell9410
10 ай бұрын
I'm glad to see Pug somewhere. I'm still reading but I thoroughly enjoy the moments when Pug shines. Also, love Mat.
@soft_pink
Жыл бұрын
bro you need to read the rest of the realm of elderlings if Fitz is #1 just from farseer. his growth is astounding throughout each series, not to mention the fool and nighteyes. also malta and paragon from liveship traders. Robin Hobb is a master of character work.
@thejman36
Жыл бұрын
Yeah can't believe he's only read Farseer! Farseer is my least favorite RoTE trilogy aside from Rain Wild Chronicles.
@deepugallgali3985
Жыл бұрын
You are forgetting kennit, he is one of the best villians ever created.
@professionalthirdculturekid
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic list!! Love that Fitz is #1!!
@K9Cop2314
Жыл бұрын
Love that you had Dalinar on here. He’s my favorite in that series and a top 3 all time for me as well. Such a compelling character
@lucagianchino6404
Жыл бұрын
I just discovered The Farseer Trilogy and i love it. Robin Hobb writer The characters in a Marvellous way!:)
@vanessab8929
Жыл бұрын
Agree wholeheartedly about Fitzchivalry! I would have even added Nighteyes to the list. Would love to hear your feedback on the Tawny Man series where you get even more Fitz!
@georgepeirce4415
Жыл бұрын
I agree on so many of these! I would add Roland from the Dark Tower series and Death from Disc World.
@adamborst
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic list, I can't believe how hard it would be to create this list. All excellent characters.
@Talking_Story
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Great List! Yessss! Glotka! Just finished the Blade itself and posted my review yesterday. This character makes my all-time favorite list!
@nrjovanovic
5 ай бұрын
Glotka would probably be the highest in my list... that man, he's probably the most hated and loved character I've ever read
@Talking_Story
5 ай бұрын
@@nrjovanovic so true!
@callmecristal
Жыл бұрын
I've really only read the Cosmere books! I want to get into fantasy more! I love all these character based recs in this video!
@elisabethprice4697
Жыл бұрын
Top five for me are… (Now the first one might seem lame but this is my opinion after all. Also I haven’t read enough fantasy to pick from) -Weasley twins from HP -Samwise Gamgee -kaladin stormblest -Eragon -Kvothe
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Hey the Weasley twins are awesome!! Really great list!
@elisabethprice4697
Жыл бұрын
@@CapturedInWords thank you!!!
@thekwjiboo
Жыл бұрын
Number one will obviously have to be stick.
@ginger1916
Жыл бұрын
If you think Fitz is good in the first series, read the second trilogy and you'll be ready to start crying 3/4s of the time. So good
@deepugallgali3985
Жыл бұрын
Yeeah! Yes Fitzchivalry is my favorite character of all time along with Death, and Nighteyes being my favorite animal companion, Robin hobb makes Fitz a living breathing person instead of a character in a book. I love the Fool too.
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
Жыл бұрын
Logen Ninefingers, Fafhrd, the Grey Mouser, Kelsier, Royce & Hadrian
@ambeatch
Жыл бұрын
I'm going threw Robin Hobb's Farseer series and I love Fitz even though he frustrates me almost as much as Kvolthe. I've shed a they tears in this series and haven't even started book 3 yet
@thejman36
Жыл бұрын
Keep reading, it only gets better. He will feel like an old friend or sibling by the time you finish!
@bstark94
Жыл бұрын
You haven't even scratched the surface of Fitz yet. Neither has CIW. It's a character journey unlike any other.
@matthewgordonpettipas6773
Жыл бұрын
Shea Ohmsford. Wil Ohmsford. Allanon. John Ross. Nest Freemark. Logan Tom. Angel Perez, and practically every other character from the Shannara series by Terry Brooks. I love that world so much, especially the prequels and original trilogy. For many its Lord of the Rings that they point to as the Fantasy epic that inspired them to write or influenced them the most as a writer, but for me it was Shannara. The Guildmaster, Theresa, Sister Hannah, and Garth from the Fable video game series by Lionshead studios are also among my favorite fantasy characters of all time. The Fable series was such a huge part of my childhood and teenage years and just like Shannara had a big impact on me as a Fantasy writer.
@angelajansons9037
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning Terry Brooks. I've read about 40 of his novels so far.
@jamesmontgomery7074
4 ай бұрын
I watched this video just to see where you placed Glokta. I can't imagine any great characters list without him.
@ritaireneguzmanaldeco6110
Жыл бұрын
I love Fitz! All of Hobb's characters are amazing, super deep, intriguing and human. You really should continúe with the next books in Relam of the Elderlings, they get even better :)
@janhavi1977
Жыл бұрын
Great list! Not sure about the order, but some of my favorites would be Kaladin, Vivenna, Vin, Wit, Kelsier, Lightsong, Samwise Gamgee, Death, Harry Potter, Royce and Hadrian, Myron, Arista & Modina (two most underrated female characters). I also recently read The Will of the Many by James Islington and main character Vis is already one of my fav protagonists. One of the best I’ve read!
@Bt-cq6te
Жыл бұрын
wit? u cant choose wit, thats cheating
@1994abh
Жыл бұрын
Lightsong! top five for me
@janhavi1977
Жыл бұрын
@@1994abh Yes he's so great, and quite an underrated cosmere character
@futsalenjoyer
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Some characters not in the video that I really enjoyed reading: Kaul Hilo, Collem West, Logen Ninefingers, Druss the Legend, Zorian Kazinski; and more, but those are my top 5
@JJsims5504
Жыл бұрын
So happy to see some Collem West love! His chapters and Jezal's chapters were my favourites in First Law which I know is a super duper duper uncommon opinion (not that I disliked Logen and Glokta by any means), so your comment makes me feel a bit less weird.
@Trepur349
Жыл бұрын
I know I'm in the minority of fantasy fans when I say this but I'm ok with the farm boy trope When we look at history prior to the industrial revolution 80-85% of people were farmers, it wasn't until technology started allowing for farmers to produce far more food that we got a wider range of jobs. Unless there's some magical way to produce food in your world, most people in that world will be farmers, so having a character starting from nothing before embarking on the heroes journey, well it just makes sense for them to be a farmer So it doesn't bother me at all that it's an unoriginal story arc, because it's one that just makes sense
@LordNovaPrime1
Жыл бұрын
It's one I'm good with too. It's just a good classic coming of age trope that WORKS
@Trepur349
Жыл бұрын
@@LordNovaPrime1 Yep and that's why it's used so much If it aint broke don't fix it
@LordNovaPrime1
Жыл бұрын
@@Trepur349 preach it my friend lol ill die on that hill with you!
@Nahuelindomable526
Жыл бұрын
@@Trepur349 I love that there are people who don't mind that trope. After all, what matters is not the idea but the execution of it.
@Modulates
Жыл бұрын
I came just to find fantasy books
@cameronwatson3460
Жыл бұрын
My top 20 Dobby Snape Murtagh Arya Charlie bone Gandalf Legolas Levin thumps Seth Sorenson Leo valdez Matthew Fairchild Galadriel Magnus bane Ty blackthorn Connor (land of stories) Simon lewis Tyrion Lannister Tsunami(wings of fire) Artemis fowl Butler (Artemis fowl)
@darquessed3543
Жыл бұрын
Artemis Fowl & Butler, I love to see them get mentioned!
@Jones1302
Жыл бұрын
Great list... My version in no particular order: Kaladin - Stormlight Archive Kelsier - Mistborn Arlen Bales - Demon Cycle Wayne - Mistborn Sonia - Magicians Guild Vin - Mistborn Moog - Kings of the Wyld Kylar Stern - Night Angel Kip - Lightbringer Kvothe - King killer Lift - Stormlight Auri - King killer Logen Ninefingers - First law Locke Lamora - Gentleman Bastards Mat Cauthon - WoT Geralt - Witcher Hoid - Cosmere Clay Cooper - Kings of the Wyld Nyneave - Wheel of time Glotka- First Law
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Really great list! I love that you included Moog from Kings of the Wyld! Also Kylar Stern! The Night Angel trilogy was actually the first adult fantasy series I read back in middle school. Awesome choices, all these characters are great
@Jones1302
Жыл бұрын
@@CapturedInWords I'd never read "a proper book" until my now wife convinced me to try one. I'd recently played Assassin's Creed and saw the covers of the Night Angel Triology - it hooked me in straight away. I must say, I have a weakness for the chaotic comedy type character such as Moog, Matt, Lift, Locke and Wayne. They just lift (pardon the pun) everything around them. Love your videos, keep up the awesome work 👏
@matthewwoolley4131
Жыл бұрын
I don't have the time to go full top 20, but I can do a quickie top 10 fantasy characters. And yes I'm including some manga 1. Matthias from Redwall 2. Guts from Berserk 3. Aragorn from Lord of the Rings 4. Rand from Wheel of Time 5. Fiddler from Malazan 6. Dalinar from Stormlight Archive 7. Mat from Wheel of Time 8. Vin from Mistborn 9. Ged from Earthsea 10. Kvothe from the Kingkiller Chronicle
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Excellent choices!! I really wish I included Ged on my list. Aragorn and Guts are great choices too! Matthias from Redwall is so nostalgic, love that choice
@LuzzyStef
10 ай бұрын
Halt will or thorn from rangers apprentice are my three favorite characters of all time even though the books are y.a I still remember these characters and love them
@AegisRamble0
Күн бұрын
Not super popular and I'll admit its a friends book, but Michael Bartold's Lords of Ravenest has a phenomenal antagonist in Aurelius Ambrose. As the dark emperor of vampires who has conquered much of his world and almost all of earth, the way he shows very human responses to various friends and family betraying him to thwart his plans is just good.
@dusbus2384
Жыл бұрын
Arthur Pendragon? Beowulf? The knight from Canterbury tales? Odysseus, Achilles, Hercules? Goku, Loofie, Guts, Naruto? Sun Wukong? More recently Arlen Bales, simon snowlock, col. Ben Styke, Kip Guile, percy Jackson, wolverine, Deadpool, spawn, Michelangelo (TMNT). Just off the top of the head.
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
All really great choices!! I was tempted to put some characters from anime/manga on the list but I tried to just stick to fantasy novels.
@DawnOfMutilation
Жыл бұрын
Isn't Naruto technically scifi now ?
@guitoscano
Жыл бұрын
Dude, there’s a LOT of Steris love right here, ok?
@nrjovanovic
5 ай бұрын
just a couple out there.... Mat Bloody Cauthon in WoT was a bloody fantastic arc. Fiddler from the Malazan series is a character i looked forward to reading and Kip from the lightbringer series is a bloody good underdog story
@liakay-ne7yz
Жыл бұрын
Your forgot my favorite- Pug from Raymond Feist the Magician!!! But in general good list. Thanks for doing this.
@nightmarishcompositions4536
Жыл бұрын
Some of my favorites are: Wichtig and Stehlen from Manifest Delusions Roland from The Dark Tower Guts and Griffith from Berserk Ruka from Ash and Sand Glokta from First Law
@gamedispute5122
Жыл бұрын
completely agree with the Steris take. she is easily the best character in the wax and wayne series in my opinion
@fakjbf3129
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed Wayne. The first three books he was mostly comic relief but over the course of the series (and especially the final book) he got really fleshed out.
@gamedispute5122
Жыл бұрын
@@fakjbf3129 Yea I agree with that. Wayne would probably be my second favorite character of the series behind Steris.
@MagusMarquillin
Жыл бұрын
Haven't read most of your series, but I do love Sam Gamgee, Eowyn, Locke Lamora, Tyrion (at least from the show), Moraine and Rand. Other Hon. Mentions to Jean Tannan, Tannis Half-Elven, Piranesi, Albus Dumbledoore, Nest Freemark, Atrus, Luthien Tinuviel, Aslan, Anakin Skywalker & Conan - some of them may yet move to the top ten, but for now: 10. Mowgli - the Jungle Books - My Tarzan. Not too complex, but he emotes so deeply, being caught between two worlds hurts! Even a clever Jungle god. 9. Ofelia - Pan's Labyrinth - the movie's great but I think the novelization is even better, especially for getting into her head: How to be disobedient and loyal at the same time. 8. Ser Duncan the Tall - Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - I actually haven't read the other SoIaF books, but I love low born nobility characters like him showing them all how it's done. 7. Ged/Sparrowhawk - the Wizard of Earthsea - only read the first book, but I his found humility and courage inspiring. 6. Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Fathers - sort of like Harry Dresden, but a complete newb to magic. The Novelizations of this game series were actually very good, and his growth of moving from self obsessed hedonist to monastic hunter of evil gets me in the feels, but he's rather incomplete without his partner, Grace Nakamura. 5. Lyra Belacqua - A wonderfully passionate trickster archetype, we don't often see the virtuous liar. 5. Bastian Balthazar Bux - the Neverending Story. ...be careful what you wish for...especially if you don't like yourself. 3. Haplo - the Death Gate Cycle - the perils of nursing your well-earned hatred and choosing the right found family. 2. Caramon Majere - Dragonlance Legends - I'm claiming the "twin clause" so that I get to throw in Raistlin Majere in this spot also :D - ultimately they both become their own person, navigating mutual addictions, but as much as I pity/love them both, I respect "caring man" more in the end. 1. Bilbo Baggins :) I'm surprised to say he means more to me then any of the Fellowship - and his spirit was there through most of LotR I reckon, when he wasn't physically. The OG inspiration. The Poet. The Adventurer Burhobbit.
@Peregrin3
3 ай бұрын
Eowyn is one of the most misunderstood characters in fiction, a lot of it can be blamed on her portrayal in the movies which really oversimplifies her character into some kind of Feminist icon and doesn't focus on her real issues or growth. Her conversation with Faramir is completely absent in the movie and so are all the nuances of her character like the fact that she wanted to die in battle because she had no hope but Faramir manages to change her mind. It's a fascinating conversation on the over-glorification of War just for its own sake and in the end, she lays down her shield to become the White Lady of Ithilien, a healer and a Gardener alongside Faramir. People seem to think this is demeaning but that is because they haven't been paying attention, Eowyn herself was healed by Aragorn because the hands of a King are the hands of a healer. To Tolkien, war was necessary sometimes but it wasn't something to glorify just for its own sake, Faramir criticizes Rohan because their whole culture was based around glory in battle and he praises Numenor before it fell because even though they were great warriors it was never the focus of the Kingdom, they held far greater respect for the Arts and building.
@MercwithaMouth08
Жыл бұрын
Good list, I haven't read/still need to read a lot of these. My Top 10 is: 10. Bilbo Baggins - the Hobbit 9. Clay "Slowhand" Cooper - The Kings of the Wyld 8. Jarlaxle Baenre - Legend of Drizzt 7. Locke Lamora - The Gentleman Bastard Series 6. Roland Deschain - The Dark Tower series 5. Harry Dresden - The Dresden Files 4.. Kvothe - Kingkiller Chronicles 3. Oliver De Burrows - The Crimson Shadow trilogy 2. Tyrion Lannister - A Song of Ice and Fire 1. Raistlin Majere - Drangonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies
@darquessed3543
Жыл бұрын
Jarlaxle Baenre, He is a wonderful character, great choice.
@frankiepb
Жыл бұрын
From the ones I've read "enough" (will continue with TWoT one day, I suppose), I only disagree with Kvothe and Fitz (I can't stand their first person narrations, I'm afraid). Tyrion and Glokta would be my top 2, I think. And from series I don't think you have read yet I would add the sassy Lady Trent from Marie Brennan's Memoirs of Lady Trent (aka A Natural History of Dragons). One of the very few cases where a first person narration actually elevated the story for me :)
@xcBlackDiamond
Жыл бұрын
Based #1 spot. Also was cool to see characters like Steris and Rikke. Nice list!
@castellan4880
Жыл бұрын
Tsk, tsk, tsk... "I won't have an honorable mentions list." and then over and over "I was gonna put *insert great character here* but..." And that, friends, is the difference between a plotter and a pantser.
@Valkrill
8 ай бұрын
I agree with Steris, she really turned out to be a great character.
@duncanernest5170
Жыл бұрын
I bet all the malazan veterans smirked when he talked about Anomandaris Purake
@lady_draguliana784
9 ай бұрын
Gotta do a "best supporting and side characters" next! I vote for Lini, nursemaid for House Trakand in WoT!
@Maximus0623
Жыл бұрын
Great list! One of my favorites from a series you didn’t mention is Roland Deschain from The Dark Tower. The series isn’t for everyone, but it’s as unique as they come, and Roland is a great character
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I definitely need to get to Dark Tower eventually
@brasileiroamericano
Жыл бұрын
Wow this would be a very hard list to put together for me. I agree with most on your list, though I would place Wayne over Steris. And I agree with all the commenters. Finish the other two farseer trilogies! You may need therapy afterwards but so good! I would add Haplo and Alfred from the Death gate cycle, Gerald Terant from Coldfire trilogy, Lady from Black Company, Gavin Guile (or any of the Guile extended family) from Lightbringer series, Nynaeve from Wheel of Time, Navani from Stormlight, and Arithon from Wars of Light and Shadow. 28:13
@wildeskompositum9556
Жыл бұрын
Putting Gerald above Eowyn is a crime against Humanity my dude
@georgeforeman2234
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I cant wait to get into some of theses series! Also, what kind of watch is that ?
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And it is a wooden watch from Jord.co
@cecilialeitet2794
2 ай бұрын
Fitz is such a frustrating character. He is so well written that I often get the urge to slap him and call him names for all the stupid decisions he makes. And yet I feel for him deeply on many occations. His relationship with Nighteyes is one of my favorite character links I´ve ever read about. He absolutely deserves his place on this list. Other favorites include Moiraine and Verin from Wheel of Time, Sazed and Vin from Mistborn, Polgara from the Belgariad, the book version of Faramir and Wintrow from the Liveship traders.
@jackiesliterarycorner
Жыл бұрын
This is an impressive list of some great characters.
@LordNovaPrime1
Жыл бұрын
I think my top 5 would be Dalinar, Rand, Glokta, Matt and Dresden. Death from Discworld would probably be 6 and Vin 7 and then after that would be tough to narrow it down. Lots of great ones to choose from.
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Great choices! all those characters are awesome
@carole5648
Жыл бұрын
you should do a whole video on personifications of death, it's one of my favorite tropes.
@bobyatron7525
Жыл бұрын
Props for including Rikke and voicing the opinion that the Age of Madness cast lives up to the legacy of the original First Law trilogy. A lot of people say the first trilogy was better in both characters and story, and I couldn't disagree more. The characters in the original trilogy had a hook. The remorseful berserker, the bitter crippled torturer, the self absorbed playboy. The cast of the Age of Madness were less built around a gimmick, for lack of a better word, which makes them less immediately memorable but makes their character arc feel even more substantial and grounded. Savine and Orso might be his two best characters in the whole series in my opinion.
@givex2120
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how far into Malazan you are, but Rake only gets better and better throughout Book of the Fallen and Kharkanas. Great list. Also, you definitely should read the rest of RotE if you enjoyed Farseer that much ;)
@lady_draguliana784
9 ай бұрын
I love the Death from Piers Anthony's "Incarnations of Immorality: On a Pale Horse"
@Sassle16
5 ай бұрын
I came to this video expecting The Fool to be on this list, not Fitz. But if you've only read the first trilogy it makes sense.
@HICKENBOTTOM
Жыл бұрын
"nothing but bones, but is the one of the most fleshed out..." well done there
@ghostrunner356
Жыл бұрын
Bro I can't wait for you to keep going trough Malazan. I'm on book five and it has so many epic charteres. It will change your list, maybe you can make video only about Malazan charters.
@BedlamBoy1978
7 ай бұрын
My Favorites: 20 Eddie LaCrosse 19 Roland Deschain 18 Simon from Memory Sorrow and Thorn 17 Drizzt Do;urden 16 Jake Chambers 15 Kip Guile 14 Rand Al'thor 13 Bruenor Battlehammer 12 Gavin Guile/Dazen Guile. 11 Lan Mandragonan 10 Mat Cauthon 9 Davian from Licanius Trilogy 8 Caeden from Licanius Trilogy 7 Artemis Entrei 6 Kaladin Stormblessed 5 Sam Gamgee 4 Perrin Aybara 3 Aragorn Ellesar 2 Dalinor Kolin 1 Kvothe the Bloodless
@mataticrafts
17 сағат бұрын
My favorite character is Jaime Lannister from The Song of Ice and Fire
@laurentv.6631
Жыл бұрын
"Death is nothing but bones but is one of the most fleshed out characters"... Well done.
@gdoggcasey
Жыл бұрын
Great list of characters. I've never read the Farseer trilogy but it seems like something I need to put on my reading list that keeps on growing! Right now I have Rand as my #1 so knowing there is possibly someone even better is intriguing. Currently trying to get through Malazan as well and its been pretty tough but that is what I expected based on what people have said about it. I was surprised you ranked Dresden so highly, but when you said he gets better after 3 books I guess that makes sense. I listened to the first audiobook and honestly really didn't like it very much. Anyways great video once again, I always enjoyed your editing and opinions so thanks!
@paulasargent7363
Жыл бұрын
I have so many favs that im just going to list them! I cant expalin as i will be here all day. Starting of with ones you haven't mentioned. Killashandra Ree - crystal singer series, Both The Rowan and Damia - The tower and the Hive, Lessa - Dragons of Pern, Magrat & Agnes Nitt - discworld. Silk & Beldin the Belgariad. I also completely agree with Sam from lord of the rings as i have always said he is the real hero of the books and wished the films could of given him the same ending (yes i know its too long winded for cinema!)
@joshuas1834
Жыл бұрын
"Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing." Was that a quote from something or did you make that up? That's a pretty amazing sentence.
@tfshaman
Жыл бұрын
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
I'd like to say I came up with it haha, but it's a quote from Oathbringer 😄
@joshuas1834
Жыл бұрын
I read oathbringer when it first came out but I totally forgot about that line. Thanks .
@jamesacereese4481
10 ай бұрын
Not fantasy, but the Book Thief has a great personification of Death. My favorite book of all time.
@KelsonGeorge-jw4rn
Жыл бұрын
My favorite personification of Death has got to be from Puss and Boots the Last Wish. An excellent movie for any fantasy lover!
@brodyot94
Жыл бұрын
Looking for reccomendations on new stuff to get into for Fantasy books! So far ive enjoyed Mistborn, Stormlight, and the cosmere, GoT, and Kingkiller. I tend to lean towards audiobooks to listen to at the gym.
@jordanbrown9807
Жыл бұрын
The First Law by Joe Abercrombie is by far my favorite fantasy series of all time. Would recommend
@SuperPuddingcat
Жыл бұрын
If you enjoy audio books then you have to try the Dresden Files. As mentioned in the video the first 3 books although enjoyable they are the weakest but it’s definitely worth continuing just alone for the fabulous James Marsters, a great narrator who does an amazing job with the Dresden Files. The story becomes much stronger and darker as the novels progress and Marsters portrayal of Dresden is awesome.
@darquessed3543
Жыл бұрын
Artemis Fowl & Holly Short- Artemis Fowl, Nico Di Angelo & Reyna - Percy Jackson/ Heroes of Olympus, Bartimaeus - Bartimaeus Trilogy, Jarlaxle & Artemis Entreri - Legend of Drizzt Hoid & Jasnah Kholin - Cosmere, Kaz Brekker & Inej Ghafa - Six of Crows, Kel - Protector of the Small, Lethe - Hollow Star Saga, John Marcone - Dresden Files, Royce - Riyria
@GarethBruce
Жыл бұрын
Can I add Dorian from the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks? Despite his up bringing, he rejects his intended purpose then pursues a path he knows will be his end to save the world. He assumes the role of the bad guy to avoid a power struggle, doing his best to play the part whilst not completely compromising his morals before embracing his fate and sacrificing everything.
@SeanPattonFilm
Жыл бұрын
No Elric but Geralt who is ahem "inspired" by him gets in. 😕
@CapturedInWords
Жыл бұрын
Geralt is a great inspiration, I placed Elric in my top 10 fantasy books video at least 😉
@SeanPattonFilm
Жыл бұрын
@@CapturedInWords yeah saw that. Your channel is great. I just think the word inspired is doing some heavy lifting here. 👍
@aysseralwan
8 ай бұрын
Ngl Steris is my favorite Misborn era 2 character as well.
@StevieInMotion
Жыл бұрын
I have to read more because I didn't know these characters except for Geralt!!!
@caewing85
Жыл бұрын
Mennolly from DragonSong/Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey is one of my favorites. Also, Aragorn and Hoid are some of my favs.
@paulasargent7363
Жыл бұрын
I love Mennolly too! As we as Lessa
@markshepherd4791
Жыл бұрын
Each to their own and everything but I struggle to see how Eowyn makes this list of all the fantasy characters out there 😅
@vanillaraindrops9277
Жыл бұрын
Raistlin Majere deserves to be on this list! Kaladin isn’t nearly as enjoyable if it weren’t for Syl. Gollum over Eowyn. That’s all!
@rahulrajendrannair
28 күн бұрын
Wait till you reach Itkovian, Tehol etc in the Malazan Books
@rons3634
Жыл бұрын
Found Rand interesting in the first half of the series, but as it went on I found Matt and Perrin even more compelling. Especially Matt.
@TheBenFors
Жыл бұрын
You found … Perrin…. More interesting?? Hah
@rons3634
Жыл бұрын
Once Faile was introduced, yes.@@TheBenFors
@TheBenFors
Жыл бұрын
@@rons3634 wow… fair enough. Incredibly surprised is all. My take on Rand is that he is without fail, the most interesting character in the books.
@rons3634
Жыл бұрын
@OGForz There wasn't any point in the books where I liked Rand as a person. Felt bad for him having to save the world and try not to go insane, but there was nothing in his personality that made me like him very much. Not a popular opinion, but I like what I like. lol
@kiamosky4340
Жыл бұрын
have you read any of the grishaverse books? (couldn't find on the channel). Seen some of your content and enjoy the way you tell things, though I've not read most of these
@potatokitty
Жыл бұрын
Dracula is pretty good.
@beez-kneez-
Жыл бұрын
Not fantasy books -but I do really love the critical role cast, especially Caleb in campaign 2
@Trygvar13
Жыл бұрын
My list would be very similar to yours except for Kaladin. He is one of the characters I hate the most in fantaasy and he is the main reason while I struggle reading The Stormlight Archive. I know a lot people like this series by Kaladin kills it for me. I much prefer the Mistborn series.
@Nahuelindomable526
Жыл бұрын
Relax, you are not the only one. I also loved Mitsborn more than Stormlight. Despite the fact that Stormlight I also love it.
@FranzBinder20
11 ай бұрын
I read all the Malazan books but which scene is depicted at 8:11?
@samuelleask1132
Жыл бұрын
Such a good roundup
@BKPrice
Жыл бұрын
How about Death from On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony? I would also mention another Moorcock Eternal Champion as one of my favorites: Corum
@Thagomizer
6 ай бұрын
Conan the Cimmerian, anyone? Solomon Kane? Elric of Melnibone? Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser? Jirel of Joiry? Imaro? Silver John? Gandalf?
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